1. Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems A Comprehensive Approach to Performance and Reliability
Paris Stavrianidis
General Manager
FM Approvals

2. Station Nightclub, February 20, 2003

3. Kiss Nightclub, January 27, 2013
Santa Maria, Brazil
Kiss Nightclub, January 27, 2013

4. NEW JERSEY
JANUARY 2015

5. What can we do to reduce risk of fires?
Remove / relocate combustibles from ignition sources
Install automatic fire protection systems
Build using less flammable materials
Build using designs that will not allow the fire to spread from one area to another

7. What do we need for a reliable sprinkler system?
Building Codes
Design Standards
Testing and Certification of Components
Installation and Commissioning
Maintenance

8. Building Codes

9. Design Standards

11. Testing and Certification

12. Tests for Sprinklers Assembly Load / Frame Strength Vacuum
Rough Use and Abuse
Strength of Heat Response Element
High Ambient Exposure
High Temperature Exposure
Leakage
Discharge Coefficient
Freezing
Hydrostatic Strength
Moist Air Exposure
Minimum Operating Pressure
30-Day Leakage
Corrosion – Salt Spray
Process Residue
Water Hammer
Corrosion – Stress Cracking
Conductivity
Operating Temperature
Corrosion – Carbon Dioxide / Sulfur Dioxide
Sensitivity
Hang-up of Operating Parts
Corrosion – Hydrogen Sulfide
Water Distribution
Strength of Deflector
Vibration
Crib Fire/Large Scale Fires

14. Testing and Certification

15. Pump Set Components: Pump Driver Controller Flow Measurement
Pressure Gauges
Pressure Relief Valve
Air Release Valve
Pipe Fittings
Ball Drip
Baseplate
Cooling Lines (As Needed)
IOM Manuals

16. Installation

17. Installation

18. Maintenance

19. Summary Fire sprinkler system reliability depends on:
Building Codes
Correct Design
Testing and Certification of Components
Proper Installation
Regular Maintenance
A fire sprinkler system is only as good
as its weakest link.

20. Putting it all together…
Unsprinklered
Certified Products – Specified Installed and Maintained
Sprinklered
5.8x
worse
5.1x
worse
7.3x
worse
6.6x
worse
7.4x worse
Average Gross Risk Loss Per $100 TIV

21. Future Testing and Certification
Suggested Next Brazilian Standards:
Pipes
Valves
Couplings and Fittings
Pump Sets

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